Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
URTH vs XLG: how they differ
URTH and XLG hold 43% of their weight in the same names, and URTH returned more over the year.
iShares MSCI World ETF and Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, URTH and XLG hold 43% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | URTH | XLG |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | 5.64% | 13.10% |
| APPLE INC. | 5.04% | 10.76% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | 3.50% | 8.18% |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. | 2.86% | 6.99% |
| ALPHABET INC. | 2.43% | 6.05% |
| BROADCOM INC. | 2.21% | 4.85% |
| ALPHABET INC. | 2.01% | 4.82% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. | 1.51% | 3.61% |
| TESLA, INC. | 1.35% | 2.90% |
| ELI LILLY AND COMPANY | 0.97% | 2.00% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. | 0.92% | 1.56% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. | 0.90% | 2.28% |
| Only in URTH | Only in XLG |
|---|---|
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1.20% | |
| ASML Holding N.V. 0.69% | |
| INTEL CORPORATION 0.57% | |
| LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 0.44% | |
| APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 0.39% | |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.35% | |
| ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.32% | |
| Novartis AG 0.31% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
| URTH iShares MSCI World ETF | XLG Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Invesco |
| What it is | MSCI World | S&P 500 top 50 |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.4% | +12.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −0.1 pts | −5.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.24% | 0.20% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 70.3% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 1322 | 51 |
URTH in plain words
URTH is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI World. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.24% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 70% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1322 positions, with the top ten at 27.8%.
XLG in plain words
XLG is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 top 50. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 51 positions, with the top ten at 63.6%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, URTH or XLG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, URTH returned +17.4% and XLG returned +12.2%, so URTH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, URTH or XLG?
- URTH charges 0.24% a year and XLG charges 0.20%, so XLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do URTH and XLG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 70% of URTH and 100% of XLG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 43% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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